The Criminal Court has sentenced a Nokia phone thief to 21 days in prison over an unpaid fine.

Ali Waheed, S. Hithadhoo, Misrugandhakoalhimaage, was sentenced in the case.

He was sentenced with an MVR 4,200 fine in the phone theft case on 4th June 2026. Even though his sentence states he needed to pay the fine to the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) within three months, the prosecution said in court that he had not paid the fine at all after the three-month period.

And so, the Prosecutor General's Office requested to put out a sentence that makes him enforce the original punishment. 

His fine was reviewed, with the Criminal Court ruling that the punishment he has to enforce is the original punishment of a 21-day prison sentence.

The order to enforce his prison sentence was issued on 9th November.

Waheed stole a Nokia phone from a bag that was hanging on a tree at the Rasfannu beach on 24th February 2026 at around 11:00 o'clock. According to the owner of the phone, they said the bag that held the phone also had MVR 5 and a cash card. The bag and all its contents were stolen when the owner was in the water.

Ali Waheed was charged with the crime of unauthorized possession of another individual's property. He confessed to the theft during trial.